Legal Attacks

The U.S. government can continue enforcing a law designed to curb online sales of unlawful acts with sex trafficking victims after a federal court in Washington found that it’s neither overly broad nor unduly vague.

A proposed class of plaintiffs currently appealing a dismissed lawsuit against Reddit, alleging that the platform “knowingly benefits from lax enforcement of its content polices, including for child pornography,” filed an opening appellate brief this week renewing their claim that Section 230 protec…

An Alabama federal judge today shut down MindGeek’s petition to dismiss a class action lawsuit filed by Jane Does over content posted on Pornhub that allegedly depicts instances of their human trafficking, claiming that Section 230 protections over third-party content do not apply because the compan…

Police in Bavaria, Germany are seeking information on a pile of 1990s porn magazines found in a ditch on the side of a road, so that they can charge whoever disposed of the magazines with criminal “distribution of pornography.”

As the U.S. Supreme Court returns for a highly-anticipated term, it has been widely reported that a case dealing with Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 has been taken up by the high court for review and final ruling. Such a ruling could significantly impact the bench…

A recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court could complicate efforts to reinstate net neutrality at the federal level.

The Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, using reasoning that threatens a lot of other “settled law.” Could Section 230 be next to go?

Civil libertarians and sex work advocates have joined the chorus of plaintiffs and amici asking the Supreme Court to block a new Texas law.

The 5th Circuit has lifted an injunction on a Texas law barring social media platforms from exercising viewpoint-based editorial discretion.

A federal court recently dismissed the Woodhull Foundation’s lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of FOSTA - but the news isn’t all bad.